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      Employment Concentration of Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa

      Rank Region 2023 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
      1 Southeast Iowa Balance of State Above average opportunities 3.37
      2 Iowa City, IA Metro Area Above average opportunities 3.06
      3 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 2.34
      4 Northeast Iowa Balance of State Above average opportunities 2.03
      5 Iowa Above average opportunities 1.50
      6 Dubuque, IA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.45
      7 Northwest Iowa Balance of State Average opportunities 1.28
      8 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area Average opportunities 0.92
      9 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area Average opportunities 0.81
      10 Southwest Iowa Balance of State Average opportunities 0.73
      11 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area Average opportunities 0.71
      12 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.60
      13 Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.49
      14 Ames, IA Metro Area No data available No data available